In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sty Head like this:
STY-HEAD, a mountain-pass in the SW of Cumberland; between the head of the Seathwaite branch of Borrowdale and the head of Wastdale and of Esk Haws. It has an altitude of about 1,250 feet above sea-level; and it commands a very grand view.
Additional information about this locality is available for Borrowdale
Sty Head through time
Sty Head is now part of Copeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Copeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sty Head itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sty Head, in Copeland and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25947
Date accessed: 01st October 2024
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